2021 Goals Review for August

I worked harder on my exercise and walking this month. I didn’t lose weight but I think I’m toning up. I also did a lot of knitting and finished two sweaters. I read a lot but not much nonfiction. It’s been too hot to do much in the yard but I hope to make up for that when the temperatures cool off. 

1. Lose 5 lbs. – My weight stayed the same this month but I’m doing a lot of core exercises. 

2. Knit 12 squares on my national park blanket. (There are 60 squares in the pattern and this is year 4 of the project.) – 51 squares complete. I’ve knit 2 squares this month for a total of 12 squares this year. This goal is complete. 

3. Knit a sweater. – I finished the Nesting Cardigan,  The Rocket Tee, Bright Axis, and Recalibrate. – This goal is completed

4. Design 3 new patterns – I published two designs (The Chinese New Year Cowl and the Double Happiness Socks). I’ve been working on a new sock design - Graveyard Field Socks. 

5. Read 12 nonfiction books. – 11 books completed so far.

1. Counting by Deborah Stone

2. My Paddle to the Sea by John Lane

3. Late Migrations: A Natural History of Love and Loss by Margaret Renkl

4. Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew and the Women Who Created Her by Melanie Rehak

5. In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

6. The Last Castle by Denise Kiernan

7. The Body by Bill Bryson

8. Kiss Me Like a Stranger by Gene Wilder

9. The Polygamist’s Daughter by Anna LeBaron

10. Sprinting Through No Man's Land: Endurance, Tragedy, and Rebirth in the 1919 Tour de France by Adin Dobkin

11. There’s a Hole in my Bucket: A Journey of Two Brothers by Royd Tolkien

How is your progress towards your goals? Please share.

 

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